Early Life and Education in Florence Gucci Santi, the distinguished Italian architect and sculptor, was born around 1500 in Florence and died in 1576 in Mirów near Pińczów. He was also known by the name Florentino, while his surname appeared in historical documents with various spellings, including Guci and Guczy,
It was founded in Krakow in April 1908 by Wojciech Kossak. In her opinion, it was to prove to the world that apart from the art society, there are also other groups appointed to represent Polish painting in the universal movement. The first exhibition of the “Zero” Group was opened
Key Facts • Polish painter born in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska (1841) and died in Kraków (1922) • Self-taught artist who later studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków • Government scholarship recipient (1870) for studies in Vienna • Specialized in historical, religious paintings, still lifes, and landscapes • Collaborated
Key Facts • Born in 1783 in Kęty, died in 1868 in Kraków – lived 85 years during Poland's partition period • Moved to Kraków in 1797 at age 14 and remained there for 71 transformative years • Worked 20 years in Antoni Grobel's bookshop before establishing his own antiquarian
Key Facts Born in Drohobycz in 1856, died in Kraków in 1879 at just 23 years old Most talented among his artistic brothers in a family of painters Pioneered post-impressionist tendencies in Polish art, predating international recognition of the movement by several years¹ Studied across multiple European art centers: Lviv,
Key Facts • Polish sculptor born in 1835 in Méry-sur-Cher, France, died in Paris in 1909 • Grandson of legionnaire and poet Cyprian Godebski (1765-1809) • Professor of sculpture at the St. Petersburg Academy (1860s-1870s) and later at the Warsaw Drawing Class (1875-1888) • Member of the French National Academy
Key Facts • Benedictine monk who lived at the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries and authored the first major work of Polish historical literature • Wrote the "Chronicle of the Poles" (Chronica et gesta ducum sive principum Polonorum), covering Polish history from legendary times until 1113 • Worked
Key Facts • Born: January 23, 1905 in Warsaw, died: December 6, 1953 in Warsaw¹ • Profession: Poet, translator, satirist, and playwright • Education: Classical and English philology at the University of Warsaw² • War experience: Spent WWII in German prisoner-of-war camps (1939-1945)³ • Krakow period: Lived in the city
Key Facts • Polish sculptor born and died in Kraków (1833-1897) • Participant in the January Uprising of 1863 • Educated at the Krakow School of Fine Arts and Vienna Academy • Professor of sculpture at SSP (1876-1889) • Created several prominent monuments in Kraków including Nicolaus Copernicus and King
Key Facts • Born in Kraków in 1888, died tragically in a plane crash near Piaseczno in the 1930s • Multi-talented musician who mastered organ, piano, cello, and flute • Graduate of prestigious institutions: Sobieski Gymnasium and Jagiellonian University (law degree) • Studied music under renowned composers Władysław Żeleński and